Record: 24-18 The Bulls find themselves at a crossroads as the trade deadline approaches. The NBA's eighth-oldest roster is built around two big men (Pau Gasol and Joakim Noah) who are likely free agents this summer, and Noah just had season-ending shoulder surgery. Their top-paid player is Derrick Rose, whose performance is maddeningly inconsistent and whose health is a constant question mark. Still, the Bulls remain in the hunt for a top-four playoff seed despite sporting just the eighth-best point differential in the East.
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